Hearing Problems & Deafness

There are two different types of hearing impairments, conductive hearing impairment and sensorineural hearing impairment. A third type is a combination of the two called mixed hearing loss. Hearing impairments are categorized by their type - conductive, sensorineural or both, by their severity, and by the age of onset. Furthermore, a hearing impairment may exist in only one ear or in both ears.

Hearing Problems & Deafness Stories

How Our Ears Help Us See Things Before Our Eyes

A new study into the inner-workings of the brain shows how the visual cortex helps us see things with our ears.
If Humans Could Regenerate Hearing, This Is How It Might Work

With almost 17 percent of U.S. adults having some sort of hearing loss, regenerating hearing cells would be a major breakthrough. Scientists are one step closer to understanding how.
The iPhone Hearing Aid/Headphones Combo Is Making (Sound) Waves

The Danish hearing aids group, GN Store Nord, is seeing a tremendous boost in sales with the launch of Resound Linx, its new iPhone hearing product jointly developed with Apple.
Tony Hawk Helps Kids In Cambodia Hear For The First Time [VIDEO]

Hearing loss, an easily treatable condition, affects millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. Skateboarder Tony Hawk went to Cambodia recently to show kids and older adults what it's like to hear for the first time, or again.
FDA Approves First Implantable Device For Specific Hearing Impairment

The FDA has approved the first-ever implantable hearing device for adults suffering from high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss.
Hearing Loss May Lead To Depression, Particularly For Older Women

Women over age 70 are most susceptible to depression brought by hearing loss, a condition experienced by nearly one in five American adults.
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss May Not Be So Impossible To Cure After All

Noise-induced hearing loss, a common type of auditory disorder, may be cured by regenerating sound-sensing hair cells, a new study finds.
Boost Hearing By Spending Some Time In The Dark

The hard of hearing may boost their lesser sense with some temporary blindness, a new study finds.
Deaf Seahawks Football Player, Derrick Coleman, Brings Joy To Hearing-Impaired Twins

Seahawks fullback player Derrick Coleman, the only legally deaf offensive player in the NFL, surprised two twin girls who struggle with hearing disabilities with tickets to the Super Bowl.
Regulations For Blind, Deaf Moviegoers May Shutter Theaters

A draft rule requiring movie theaters to provide assistive technology may force struggling, older businesses to close.
Once Deaf Finn Johnson Says First Word After Receiving Auditory Brainstem Implant

Two-year-old Finn Johnson received an auditory brainstem implant to assist with a rare hearing impairment disorder. Recently, he said his first word, "mum."
How Old Are Your Ears? Take The Online Hearing Test

Hearing loss is partly a result of a degradation in the inner ear's hair cells, which are the first to encounter high frequencies as they pass through the ear.